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What's this sound on this track? Bird or equipment fault?

Subject: What's this sound on this track? Bird or equipment fault?
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Sun Nov 6, 2011 12:51 pm ((PST))
I recorded the sound of a quail being flushed, and there's this odd, very b=
rief squeak in the recording. I don't know if it's the bird, or if it's som=
e sound that I or the equipment made. One theory is that as I quickly swung=
 the microphone to follow the bird, the rubber bands of the shock mount str=
etched and squeaked.

But it also sounds a bit like the recorder just stopped recording for an in=
stant, maybe a loose cable?

The recording is here:
http://soundcloud.com/petershute/111105-02

The sound can be heard during the wing beats as the bird flushes, and I've =
marked the spot with a comment. Any opinions?

Peter Shute





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